Trends

Trends

Trend Compass 2020

Sustainability, Trends

Trend Compass 2020: Digitalization is accelerating

The coronavirus crisis is clearly accelerating digitalization within companies in the Netherlands, according to Supply Chain Media’s extensive research for the Trend Compass 2020 study. The survey of 122 Dutch supply chain directors and managers …

SCM Webinar with Tesisquare: Knowledge sharing about the Next Supply Chain

Trends, Visibility, Webinar Recording

Recording SCM Webinar with Tesisquare: Knowledge sharing about the Next Supply Chain

Supply Chain Media and Tesisquare organized the webinar Network TMS on Monday November 9, 2020. The experiences of Auchan and Haier Europe An increasingly globalized ecosystem, more pressure on an omnichannel shift, compliance, sustainability regulations, and unpredictable …

data science

Software, Trends

Data science unlocks unexpected insights

Data science provides extra insight into parts of the supply chain that standard software can’t reach, whether in the area of manufacturing, warehousing, forecasting or inventory management. In order to get ahead, companies will need …

e-commerce sector

Trends

E-commerce sector braces itself for festive season

Every year, the festive season causes a significant increase in the number of online orders. Due to the ongoing coronavirus restrictions this year, however, e-tailers are bracing themselves for a 20% increase in turnover compared …

PeelPioneers

Trends

PeelPioneers to open Europe’s biggest peel processing facility

The scale-up PeelPioneers is developing Europe’s biggest peel processing plant in the Dutch city of Den Bosch. The company is receiving financial assistance in the shape of a €10 million investment from a consortium of …

CargoSnap

Trends

CargoSnap on continued path to growth thanks to Rotterdam Port Fund

The Dutch logistics start-up CargoSnap has progressed to a scale-up thanks to the Rotterdam Port Fund (RPF), which has taken an unspecified stake in the company. RPF’s investment will allow CargoSnap, which was founded in …

Active Ants

Trends

Active Ants automates using robots instead of conveyors

In the Dutch town of Roosendaal, e-fulfilment specialist Active Ants has opened a new fulfilment centre that includes 105 robots, 65 of which are used to transport boxes to and from the order picking stations. …

Albert Heijn

Trends

Albert Heijn suffers a run of bad luck

Dutch grocery retailer Albert Heijn (AH) has had a tough few weeks. First there was a problem with the website AH.nl which meant that some customers couldn’t order their groceries online. Then there was a …

#UnlockRetail

Trends

#UnlockRetail: nationwide last-mile delivery cooperative for retailers

Bringly and Packaly, two start-ups from Utrecht and Amsterdam that are both focused on the last-mile delivery sector, have launched a sustainable delivery cooperative called #UnlockRetail. The initiative helps retailers of all sizes to reach …

SCM Global Pub Quiz 2022

Trends

Supply Chain Media to mark tenth anniversary with a Global Pub Quiz

To celebrate its ten-year anniversary, Supply Chain Media is organizing an international pub quiz on 9 December. The event will take place both at the DRU Industriepark venue in Ulft, the Netherlands, and online. During …